Letters to Santa Claus with love from India
July 17th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rovaniemi (Arctic Circle), July 17 (IANS) "Dear Santa Claus, I need a little help in my studies so that I can bring laurels to my family", "Please ring my doorbell, ... Read more...
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Discarded X-mas cards can fuel 20 moon trips!
December 26th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Discarded Christmas cards and wrapping paper can fuel 20 moon trips by a double-decker bus and back -- the staggering equivalent of 18 million km.
Imperial ... Read more...
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UK Stores ashamed to sell religious cards
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Supermarkets in London have been accused of deliberately shying away from selling religious-themed Christmas cards. Religious leaders in the country says the major retailers are now ashamed ... Read more...
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Obama writes history with autopen
May 28th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has made history by using an autopen - an automatic signing machine - from an ocean away to sign a legislation ... Read more...
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Madonna plays Santa for Malawi orphans
December 28th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Queen of Pop Madonna, who was unable to visit Malawi this Christmas, played Santa Claus for the kids in the six orphanages she funds there by sending ... Read more...
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Contraband in X-mass cards seized in Dubai
December 26th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Dec 26 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Customs Sunday seized contraband drugs being smuggled into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a consignment of Christmas greeting cards.Officials at Dubai Cargo Village suspected the parcels, ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton Christmas Card 2010 Unveiled
December 20th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With not much time left for Christmas celebrities have already started sending out their Christmas cards. The festive season is in full swing and these socialites ... Read more...
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Gorgeous Kardashian Christmas Card 2010 Unveiled
December 17th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Christmas cards have always been a big affair with the Kardashian clan. Even if it had not been so glamorous right from the beginning, it was ... Read more...
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World’s first Christmas cards to be auctioned off
December 8th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): The world's first ever Christmas cards launched in London in 1843 are set to be auctioned off.The greeting cards had not been so popular when they were first ... Read more...
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Advani blog cites Tully’s praise of Hinduism
March 28th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Secularism in India stems from Hindu tolerance as the religion of the majority community engenders respect for all religions, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L. ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
New exhibition to show Picasso’s feminist side
March 28th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 28 (ANI): Legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, whose womanizing habits were almost as popular as his works, will be presented as a women's movement supporter in a new exhibition.The ... Read more...
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Judi Dench urges fans to go green
December 27th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Dame Judi Dench has urged her fans to go green this festive season and is leading a campaign to encourage the British public to recycle used Christmas cards.
The ... Read more...
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Jade Goody’s kids make special Christmas cards for mum
December 27th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 27 (ANI): Jeff Brazier, the father of Jade Goody's children, has revealed how they spent their first Christmas without the reality TV star.TV presenter Jeff, 30, told how little ... Read more...
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Snowflakes in pop culture drawn inaccurately
December 27th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 27 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist has determined that snowflakes are usually drawn inaccurately in pop culture depictions.According to a report in Live Science, Thomas Koop of Bielefeld ... Read more...
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93pct of Brits to skip the church on Christmas
December 25th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that almost 93 per cent of Britons would be skipping the church on Christmas Day.They would either be spending Christmas eating turkey, drinking ... Read more...
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Hollywood Calling For Tiger Woods: Wanted For “Hangover” Sequel
December 21st, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Just like "every cloud", the Tiger Woods' scandals have come up with their own silver lining. The golfer's numerous affairs seem to have stirred a little ... Read more...
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Canada’s first gay minister puts photo with partner on Xmas card
December 21st, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 21 (IANS) Canada's first openly-gay cabinet minister has stirred a controversy by printing his picture with his married partner on the couple's Christmas greeting card.Scott Brison, 42, who ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tiger Woods Christmas Cards: Tasteless? Maybe, But Hilarious
December 8th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 08, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The best time of the year just got better. The great marketing strategy of amalgamating the hottest news along with the occasion has been cashed on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tiger Woods Christmas Cards Available On The Internet
December 4th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 04, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some prankster has hit upon an innovative idea of spreading Christmas cheer. Cashing in on the hottest news of recent times, the Tiger Woods controversies, someone ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tiger Woods’ Affairs Inspire Christmas Card
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 03, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the advancement of Christmas and the latest hot news of the Tiger Woods- Elin Norgreden fight, some smart prankster has decided to cash in on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Elvis’ hair sells for $15,000
October 19th, 2009 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 19 (DPA) A lock of Elvis Presley's hair sold for $15,000 to an anonymous telephone bidder at a Chicago auction Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The hair was shorn ... Read more...
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Elvis’ hair up for auction
October 13th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The legendary Elvis Presley has been dead for ages, but still he is very much alive in through his music and memorabilia. Now a fist-full of his ... Read more...
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Queen Mary’s letters to friend to go under the hammer
May 14th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): A collection of personal letters and photographs addressed to a friend by Queen Mary have come into the limelight for the first time and are set to go ... Read more...
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Chinese people ‘too shy’ to tell their mums ‘I love you’
May 9th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Chinese people might be the folks with great affection for their parents, but still most of them remain "too shy" to say "I love you".This finding ... Read more...
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‘Baby Spice’ gets Christmas card from British royals
December 25th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Former Spice Girls star Emma Bunton, who receives an annual Christmas card from British royals - princes Williams and Harry - says this year she wants to ... Read more...
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Wills, Harry always send Baby Spice Christmas cards
December 25th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has revealed that every year she receives an annual Christmas greeting from the British royal Princes William and Harry.The Wannabe hitmaker first ... Read more...
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Last Minute Webcam Christmas Cards
December 25th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin
Have you left it too late to send out Xmas cards? Perhaps you were saving the planet by not sending them this year. Well whatever your excuse its no longer valid. If ... Read more...
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Even Christmas cards in UK are vulnerable to F-word!
December 21st, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Britons, it seems, cant get enough of the F-word, for Christmas cards containing expletives are being sold in high street shops across the country.Although, shoppers and campaigners ... Read more...
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Gallagher brothers star in Christmas cards
December 18th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Oasis band members Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam have come out with Christmas cards depicting their own selves.Added to their cards was former Stone Roses singer ... Read more...
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Bum-flashing Santa cards pulled from UK stores
December 17th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Christmas cards with bum-flashing Santa were pulled out from the shops after they were deemed ''inappropriate''.The cheeky cards created by a charity called Shelter features a cartoon ... Read more...
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White House apologizes to Elisabeth Hasselbeck over Christmas invitation
December 17th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the co-host of the daytime talk show The View, was issued an apology by the White House after she complained of not receiving her usual ... Read more...
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Recession-inspired Christmas cards flying off shelves in UK!
December 3rd, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): Besides peoples lives, the global credit crunch has left a mark on this years Christmas greetings too cards wishing people a Great Depression are flying off the ... Read more...
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Prince William to join elite UKs elite SAS guards
September 2nd, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.2 (ANI): Heir to the British throne, Prince William, is likely to be seconded to the elite SAS guards later this year.The Ministry of Defence has just applied to trademark ... Read more...
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Mullah Bakri calls for ban on Christmas
December 24th, 2007 - 5:31 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Forty eight-year-old Syrian born Mullah Omar Bakri Muhhammed, in his latest hate-filled rant, has called for Christmas to be banned. He further asked Muslims to stop their kids ... Read more...
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